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Pastel Purple

#AE9CB5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.75:1AAA

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About Pastel Purple

Pastel Purple (#AE9CB5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 174, 156, 181 and its HSL value is 283°, 14%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pastel Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#AE9CB5 · #A3B59C

Analogous

#A29CB5 · #AE9CB5 · #B59CAF

Triadic

#AE9CB5 · #B5AE9C · #9CB5AE

Split complementary

#AE9CB5 · #B0B59C · #9CB5A2

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